Addressing the ceremony, Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz stressed that the Fund's achievements at local, Gulf and international levels, have been due to the support and attention paid to the Fund by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The Fund's objectives represent part of the King's vision, in supporting the elements of economy, development, the creation of environment for the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, and the development of entrepreneurship for male and female youths.

He congratulated the winners of the Prize in its six branches and Professor Muhammad Yunus, on winning the personal leadership award for entrepreneurship for the year 2014.-- NNN-SPA